PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2009) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits to its anchoring point in Sasebo Ko, Japan. Stennis, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is in Sasebo for a scheduled port visit during a six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 16, 2009) Religious Program Specialist Pablo Monroy, from Pasco, Wash., holds an American flag during a burial-at-sea service on aircraft elevator four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Husman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2009) U.S. and Japanese ships transit in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), left, after a successful undersea warfare exercise involving the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman.)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2009) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits in formation after a successful undersea warfare exercise involving the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Husman.)

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I was lucky enough to be invited on the USS Stennis about two months ago and it entirely changed my view on the military and what life is actually like in the military. Case in point, your picture of the crew in fire suits. I learned that the time spent on the ship was more about training the constant influx of new sailors on the basic duties of the ship, like how to respond to a fire in an emergency. I always had this vision in my head that it would be about war, but for the most part it was about keeping the operations running. Fascinating stuff.